Jun 21 2003
Petaluma Pause
It’s the longest day of the year, and even if it weren’t, it would feel like it, ’cause I’m Mom-sitting.
John’s quick trip to Petaluma earlier this week may have suggested to the alert reader that there is something going on with my Mom, and indeed there is.
Mom had a TIA (transient ischemic attack) or mini stroke to the non-medically educated, last Sunday while visiting my brother and sister. She seems to have recovered, but we feel that isn’t safe to leave her on her own for now, so we’re taking it in shifts to Mom-sit.
My sister Megan brought Mom home on Thursday to keep an appointment with the local hospice to discuss the services available when Mom’s cancer gets more critical and to keep her doctor’s appointment on Friday. Megan has to work over the weekend – such being the life of an EMT – so John and I are taking turns and then my brother Jonathan is taking over on Sunday. The bigger question at this point is whether she can continue to live on her own. Megan thinks Mom will live longer if she’s independent, and her apartment does have pull cords to call 911, but it’s so hard to know what to do.
I got here yesterday afternoon, and so far, so good. She kind of leans to the left, but seems otherwise OK. I kept asking her if she was all right every five minutes, which probably drove her crazy, but she fell asleep last night holding my hand.